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| Euro 2016 Russian hooligan arrested over England fan attack | Euro 2016 Russian hooligan arrested over England fan attack |
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| A Russian football fan wanted for attacking an England fan during the Euro 2016 riots in Marseilles has been arrested in Munich. | A Russian football fan wanted for attacking an England fan during the Euro 2016 riots in Marseilles has been arrested in Munich. |
| German police said they apprehended the 31-year-old suspect upon his arrival from Moscow. | German police said they apprehended the 31-year-old suspect upon his arrival from Moscow. |
| The suspect was not named. Police said his victim suffered fractured bones and injuries to the brain and lungs. | The suspect was not named. Police said his victim suffered fractured bones and injuries to the brain and lungs. |
| He faces up to 15 years in jail in France for attempted homicide and grievous bodily harm. | He faces up to 15 years in jail in France for attempted homicide and grievous bodily harm. |
| German police only identified the victim as a 51-year-old England fan. | German police only identified the victim as a 51-year-old England fan. |
| But Andrew Bache, from Portsmouth, was 51 when he was attacked during the tournament two years ago. | But Andrew Bache, from Portsmouth, was 51 when he was attacked during the tournament two years ago. |
| He suffered severe brain injuries and had to be placed in an induced coma, from which he has since emerged. | He suffered severe brain injuries and had to be placed in an induced coma, from which he has since emerged. |
| German federal police said the Russian suspect was identified following a joint investigation with British police over the course of almost a year and a half. | German federal police said the Russian suspect was identified following a joint investigation with British police over the course of almost a year and a half. |
| Police said the suspect had been the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities late last year. | Police said the suspect had been the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities late last year. |
| He was arrested during a flight change at Munich airport, while on his way to Bilbao in Spain for a Europa League game. | |
| "It seems he didn't count on the good co-operation of European law enforcement agencies," the police statement said. | "It seems he didn't count on the good co-operation of European law enforcement agencies," the police statement said. |
| "Now he's sitting in jail in Munich." | "Now he's sitting in jail in Munich." |
| The police officer credited with helping to save Mr Bache's life in 2016 said people had described the scene as being similar to a zombie film. | The police officer credited with helping to save Mr Bache's life in 2016 said people had described the scene as being similar to a zombie film. |
| PC Stuart Dickerson saw "about 150 Russian hooligans who were clearly trained in fighting", wearing boxing gloves and gum-shields, and carrying metal bars and other weapons. | PC Stuart Dickerson saw "about 150 Russian hooligans who were clearly trained in fighting", wearing boxing gloves and gum-shields, and carrying metal bars and other weapons. |
| "It was like a load of locusts going through a cornfield," the English officer - on deployment in France - said. | "It was like a load of locusts going through a cornfield," the English officer - on deployment in France - said. |
| "They were just randomly assaulting any England fan that was in their path." | "They were just randomly assaulting any England fan that was in their path." |